This week in English class we read, “To Build a Fire” which is a story about a guy who is new to the Yukon Territory accompanied by his dog. This story led me to the topic ‘How to survive by oneself in the extreme cold’ because the character is very unprepared for his journey into a new territory that he really knows nothing about with very little supplies. He has some basic survival skills but not the type of skills you would need to survive in negative 75 degrees on a frozen river.

Some basic tips for being out in the extreme cold alone are keeping a positive mental attitude, knowing how to gather water, and knowing how to make a fire. Keeping a positive attitude will always help out while you are out in the cold alone with no one else around. While keeping that positive attitude, you can always assure you don’t overreact to anything. Because with overreaction comes panic and panicking would be the last thing you would want to do while alone in the cold or wild. If you would like to read some more tips about building a fire and gathering water go to www.thebugoutbagguide.com/basic-survival-skills/. What type of shelters do you think you could make while in the extreme cold? If you’d like to share some of your thoughts about where you would build or what type of shelter you could build leave some ideas in the comments below.

The best type of shelter I think you could build while alone in the cold would be the Snow Cave. The snow cave is an effective shelter because snow is a great insulator, and when you are out in the cold you would want something that could keep heat in and keep the cold out. While building your snow cave, you would want to keep your roof archer for strength and to allow melted snow to drain down the sides, and if you would like to have a fire in your snow cave you would probably want some type of ventilation like a hole big enough for smoke to go out in the corner or something. For sleep you could either get a bunch of leaves to lie on so you would not have to lie on the bare ground, or you could build a sleeping platform. To build a sleeping platform, you should build it higher than the doorway and keep away from the caves wall or better yet dig a very small trench between your sleeping platform and the wall so any snow melting would run off into the trench. If you would like to read more about how to build different types of shelters you could pay a visit to this website to learn more www.survival-manual.com/cold-weather-survival.php. Now let’s talk about what type of vegetation you could possibly ear in the cold.

There are many types of vegetation in the wild or in different climates, but there are only certain types you could possibly ear. Some of them could be flowers, tree bark, grass, bugs, or insects in general. But here are a few types of edible plants, these plants are in the Yukon Territory region; Arrow head, Catnip, Chickweed, Chicory, Clovers, Cow-lily, Dandelion, Elephant head lousewort, and last but not least Golden rod. These are only a few examples of edible plants in the Yukon region. If you like to read about some more plants that you could eat, you can visit this website www.northernbushcraft.com/guide.php?ctgy=edible_plants&region=yt. If you would like to ask any questions do so in the comments below.